Hey, Everyone! Just wanted to give a few corrections and clarifications on some of this video after using the device more: The Toggle is used to select the recording mode. Toggling up (in red) is for Phone Recording Mode, while toggling down is for Note Recording Mode. The recording mode will become a tag for transcription later, which is used to distinguish the recording content. Regarding the Magsafe Case, it can be used for both iOS and Android phones. You can find the Magsafe Ring in the standard packaging box, and by sticking this ring to a non-Magsafe phone, you can use the Magsafe Case normally. Hope this helps answer some of your questions and thanks for watching! 🎉
I have one. Simple missing functionality that most dictation devices have is auto-pause. If you forget to stop recording, it records silence for an hour. It could pause when detecting no voice for x minutes then unpause when detecting voice. This would reduce dead air recordings and waste of minutes. 600 minutes should be of voice recordings, not empty space
This was my concern. No pause? If so, useless for dictation. I’ve been trying to determine from all the reviews, without listening to them all the way.
The switch on the back is not to turn it on or off. It is to switch between modes. If you flip the switch down, it uses the internal microphones to record notes or an inperson meeting. If you flip the switch up, so you see the red indicator, you record over bluetooth. It's a little misleading and until i figured this out (it IS in the quick start guide btw)... i was not getting great results. After you use these properly, i think you will be impressed.
This is an important point. Q) Can my Bluetooth headset be used to get a clean noise-free recording? I don't like to use the phone pressed up to my head. Thank you!
Your review was very helpful but there’s one big question that I have. Do the recordings and summaries get uploaded to the Internet or are they limited to residing on the actual recording device? My concern is with confidential or privileged information being released to the Internet.
From the User Guide: RE Bluetooth devices It does not record audio through Bluetooth devices. As the plaud records the call audio via vibrations, you need to be using the phone normally.
I have a professional service firm and we do Meeting Minutes for many of our discussions. The process is cumbersome as some PM write down the notes, some dictate it and it goes to the office manager, then back to the PM back agin and ultimately they are distributed. It’s exhausting honestly. I was hopeful that PLAUD would simplify this process, but in my first couple experiments, I would give it a 5 out of 10. Maybe I need to become more accustom to it, but the summery from a 3 way conversation yesterday was scattered(maybe a result of the conversation?) and repetitive in some cases. It forced me to ultimately commit nearly the same amount of time as before. I still think there is a place for it, but if anyone knows settings or other tricks that could help me fix this Meeting Minute sea anchor I would appreciate it.
I'm super interested in whether or not they use user recordings to train their chatbot. Did you learn anything about this? I couldn't find it on their website privacy policy.
Samsung galaxy just got an update for the note app to do exactly this, but the transcription capability didn't work very well, the microphones on the device have awesome performance.
@EricJKuhns you're wrong about the red recording button. Might want to edit that part. The red button is using bluetooth to record, without it red is the internsl microphone.
My boyfriend wawnts to get a voice recorder for his birthday. I'm an artist, and he is a "writer." I put it in quotes because he has created an amazing world and story in his head, but he never actually takes the time to write it down. He only talks about it to me. I was wondering if you think this product would be good for recording him talking about his story and automatically transcribing it?
I just want an easy to use recorder with good playback for recording instructions mostly and doctor info. I need something easy for a senior to use. Is the Plaud and plaud notebook the same? Thank You
This is very interesting and could save me a lot of time and money. I have a few questions. Does this whole thing only work on the smartphone app or can I use these features on a PC after I recorded? I need to transfer the transcript into MS-word, for my work. Also, it seems easier to work on the transcripts on pc instead of my tiny phone screen. Can I save the original voice recordings on my PC as backup, in case something goes wrong? That would be really important for my work.
In the state of Alabama, you can record a conversation as long as one person in the conversation knows it’s being recorded. In other words, you cannot set it to record and walk out of the room and record what’s going on between parties not aware that it’s being recorded.
Is it possible to transcribe and summarize a meeting in real-time while also recording it? Can it capture any language well and provide real-time transcription and summary in another language?
Wanted this so bad!! But hate sub based gadgets! That's why I passed on the Remarkable...sub based....went with Bookme color newest option. Not as fun to write on ..but Gets job done and a huge array of abilities and features
It would’ve been more helpful as you know to see experience the conversations and calls and how it works versus you saying I did it and yes, it works interesting
Just gave it a try, on both switch settings, device recorded only my voice and didn't capture the media playing through my headset, picture a smart tape recorder.
Purchasing expensive electronics $200 plus that rely on an app has never been beneficial I have found. Updates are no longer compatible new phone, company stops updating app, and with this device 600 mins is an absolute joke that is 10 hours not even a week when your in business really relying on this thing. I do thank you for the great information. But like they say in Shark Tank, for these reasons IM OUT
Great video! Question - if you subscribe what happens after the 600 mins per month? I will probably do that weekly... thanks again and I have liked and subscribed keep up the great work!
I believe if you subscribe you get 600 minutes per month so when the new month starts year 600 minutes will reset. As far as rollover minutes from month to month though, I’m not sure about that! Thank you so much for subbing and for watching!! 🥹🙏
This was my concern. No pause? If so, useless for dictation. I’ve been trying to determine from all the reviews, without listening to them all the way.
It lost me too after i used up the 600 mins lol. I actually have a good alternative to this product coming up in the next 2 months that has no subscription! Working on that video now!
Good review. I can’t stand that. We can’t just buy something and own it. These subscriptions just suck the money out of your pocket month after month year after year.
